Victims of Circumstance: Shanghai 2013

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Brought to you by Adam Macdonald This weekend was one of impressions in China, with many drivers and principals deciding to chip in to entertain.  Esteban Gutierrez gave a late welcome back present to Adrian Sutil, Romain Grosjean carried on with his self reform, Jules Bianchi continued to impress and Christian Horner tried to give … Read more

Bahrain: The Politicisation of F1

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Why is Bahrain in particular such a toxic F1 divide? Here we go again. What cannot be denied is that F1 racing in Bahrain brings about more comment and criticism from those within F1 than anywhere else we visit in the world. Why is that? Yes, it can be argued that there are worse human … Read more

F1 Forensics: Chinese GP Race Pace Analysis

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Brought to you in partnership with Dr James Beck of IntelligentF1.

We have been privileged this weekend to enjoy the work of Dr. James Beck and his mathematical analysis of the teams underlying pace and 1 lap performance. I am though aware from 1 or 2 comments that his model is not fully understood. Click the above link to his site and you will find the background to the analysis he has been bringing to us.

The shortish version to help the more impatient among us is that when you see James’ graphs, the pace of each car is determined by the gradient of the line, the faster the car, the steeper the gradient. The intelligentF1 model matches the gradient of the line in a stint where the car is in clear air (not always available) and can then predict the pace of the cars at other stages of the race. (I do recommend you follow the link for a much more complete explanation).

Anyway, James has analysed the data from the race lap times and here are his notes on the Chinese GP 2013.

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Daily News and Comment: Monday 15th April 2013

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This page will be updated throughout the day Bahrain explosions I am expecting some big differences of opinion amongst us this week on this matter and that is good. Yet let’s respect each other’s opinions because I see here a growing group of people who debate incredibly well and expose most angles of any subject … Read more

2013 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix Race Analysis: Alonso Launches A Shanghai Surprise

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Contributor: James Parker, TJ13 on track correspondent Fernando Alonso claimed his first victory of the 2013 Formula 1 season, and a first for Ferrari since Germany 2012 under glorious Sunshine in China. Commanding from the front, it was a race dominated by many on track incidents – some still raging on into the evening post … Read more

China GP 2013: Off Track post race review

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Thankfully after the past couple of weeks, the ‘off the track’ post race report I write will be considerably shorter than some of my recent reviews. Firstly, lets clear up the matter of 8 drivers under investigation for use of DRS under yellow flag conditions. All 8 escape sanction and the stewards note the following. … Read more

2013 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix – Driver of the Weekend

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Today’s Chinese Grand Prix was raced in three parts. A rather dull filling held in the sandwich by a delikatessen baguette. In all this who do you think was the driver of the weekend? This takes into account more than just the race. Please use the comment box to say why you voted the way you have – … Read more

F1 Forensics: 2013 UBS Chinese Grand Prix – Strategy Options

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Brought to you in partnership with Dr James Beck of IntelligentF1. Qualifying leaves us with a fascinating race in prospect. Personally I’m surprised that only three cars went for the mediums in Q3, and my initial feeling was that Vettel and Button look good for the race tomorrow. But do they? I’ve had a play … Read more

On Track Review: UBS China Grand Prix 2013

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 ‘on track correspondent’: James Parker A Tale of Tyres….. Well, well well, back after a 3 week hiatus and plenty of off-track controversy to keep the fans happy. A competitive qualifying session was exactly what the doctor ordered to get the emphasis back on the racing – Did we get … Read more